~ARASHI 「Troublemaker」 First 2X winner of The Maochan♥ award~ ー(* ̄O ̄)ノ

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わぁーいo(*´∀`)o゛。。this is already Arashi's♥ 29th single release~*!!!

And like all Johnny's productions it's chock~* full of the very best in song writing ♪~♪ and visual stimulation galore~♥ ………(゜∀゜)………。"Troublemaker" which also serves as the theme song for Shokun's drama "Tokujo Kabachi!!' comes complete with its LE including the title track's pv~♥ & a 12 page booklet while the RE adds an extra bonus track in "Mou ippo" along with karaoke tracks for all three songs~ ^ ^。The LE's DVD is approximately 25 minutes in length and here we're also treated to an extensive 20 minute pv "making of"..very sweet~!

Just below are the LE's booklet scans~* ^ ^。

Satisfy your ARASHI♥ cravings here at Cdjapan.

Satisfy your ARASHI♥ cravings here at YesAsia.

Satisfy your ARASHI♥ cravings here at HMV Japan.


While the track itself is most genki~* with very much uplifting compliments from an alluring string arrangement which will tempt you to dance っo(*´∀`)o!。。、"Troublemaker" presents one of the coolest~* pvs♥ yet and here the production's creativity was at an all time high~* and while all Johnny's music videos have a special edge to them…here we get some most delicious~* stop motion style anime, no I meant stop motion in real life…(^q^)! and while watching the making of you really get a sense of just how time consuming of an effort this was for everyone and amazing what visuals can come out of blue screens while utilizing vibrant and memorable props~* throughout as tables become filled with living convoys of the inanimate brought to life~*, fruits are cut down to size in amusing increments, member's expressions are locked into place as thingies grown and shrink at alarming rates XD~! And there's always a most welcome Shokun~♥ break out as some classic? or otherwise dance poses and moves~* (。ーωー。)♥♥♥。 He's always so fun to watch~* as he's so so animated, full of personality and well….*sexy~*~♥!!!! And while a lot of the scenery and props are real there is a bit of acting going on here as at many times ARASHI is asked to show expressions to things which aren't there as only empty tables and surroundings exist~. All in all it's very wonderfully surreal~* as umbrellas become clouds….a platform a boat!

Generally though it's mostly the non~stop goofing around which attracts me so much to this pv♥….and here girls can also enjoy quite a different form of *multiples* ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。!!as it surely will require *multiple~* viewings to capture them all~♥ ( ̄▽ ̄)~*!。。。so it's surely going to be rewarded the most coveted (。ーωー。) um well happy ~Maochan♥ music seal of approval~ \(^o^)/☆!!!!

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"Yurase, ima wo" for all of its heavenly~* driven rhythms….that so sweet♥ emotional chorus…….and a bridge to die for!!! receives this single's second ~Maochan♥ music seal of approval~ \(^o^)/☆!!!!

Songs like these are so much a reason why I love the releases~* of Tackey & Tsubasa (where have you gone? (;´□`)!!)、 SMAP, some of Kinki Kids..V6..TOKIO and lots and lots of ARASHI♥♥♥~!

And lastly the extra track which accompanies the RE↓↓↓….plus a few sights from the LE's "making of", enjoy Σ( ̄◇ ̄*)!!!

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~Idol ♥~

~Something that's been on my mind a lot is how others view and see collections in a gender sense~.

I'm was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on girl fans of idols♥ and girl groups/artists..but more so on idols♥as I have quite a few friends who think I'm a bit odd or maybe a lot odd (・_・);。。。 with my idol♥ fandom and just how I love to collect idol thingies~*.

Okay my fascination obscession? has been going on for quite a long while but look at how many fangirl sites there are everywhere showing interest and support of idols~* o(*´∀`)o゛。So surely I'm not alone ne~ and of course our interest is very much different from a guy's viewpoint lol! but I think most girls in some way or another look up to and admire beautiful and pretty~* girls and there's also much talent too with artists/singers/dancers/actresses~. I actually have a few girl friends whom sometimes go with guy friends to strip clubs and things of the like (*´艸`)。。and while it's not something for me, I think girls are much more open to critiquing another girl's body or way of dressing than guys generally are and I think we just like pretty~* even if it involves the dreaded after~body envy (*≧∀≦)☆★ ↓So funny a lot of my guy friends won't even comment on another guy's appearance or style…(^q^), maybe in fear perhaps of being thought to be well……lol interested? (・д・`*)!!Some gravure idols I sometimes write about I'm not sure of how others view them but if anyone thinks they're a bit too much I'll stop posting any more in this style as I know they can be of a much *sexier* genre~. But anyway I do love collecting cute~* but is it really that odd that I'm a girl and yet I love having so much of it around me as in idol collectibles?

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ハロプロ「モべキマス!」冬のコンサートTシャツセット

~It's my very first S/mileage T~shirt & photo set~♥…love this shade of purple also and Momusu's is in vibrant bright~* red♥ (*´∀`*)!It's Hello!Project's 2010 Winter Kachou Fuugetsu tour merchandise~* ^ ^。

I found this Winter's sets to have one of H!P's most attractive and appealing designs~* yet…it's just their simplicity with the use of each groups' first syllable representing them in katakana form and with the large  print and group name printed within their character these are pure ~♥~!!!! Their backings have a mini tour logo printed just beneath the collar and their cute~* appearance has me wondering if perhaps one of the members drew them personally for these designs~♥.

Now the only challenge will be trying to shrink these quite a bit as they're quite large (゜ロ゜ノ)ノ!!。。hmm why does Japan think that one size "fits all???" XD!

While their is the absence of the usual ever present wristband~*…..each set does include wonderful solo member photos of course~ o(*´∀`)o゛♥♥♥。。。I've scanned both of the sets I received just below…

…and just for fun~* I've place them in my favorite♥ member order ↓↓↓。。

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~B.L.T. creates the prettiest~* idol♥ collectibles!!~

Okay, so they did cost a somewhat whopping 10,000¥(・д・`*)!!!。。。each and while I've never before tried to order any collectibles from B.L.T.'s Web Shop I was so so impressed when two personally signed♥ premium panels which I ordered in December arrived today~*!!! I just never imagined their quality to be in any way like this!!! And now I totally understand how Yukorin's♥ premium signed panels sold out soooooooo quickly!!!!!!!! at B.L.T~*(/∇\*)!!!!

They're simply like nothing I've ever seen before and the way they're presented makes them perfect~* to hang up right out of their packaging~…..also my poor lighting (._.;) doesn't do their appearance justice as the front images are really really glossy~*!!…lol it's almost as if they're polished (。ーωー。)。。。

First each measures a very large 20 3/4" X 16 1/2"!! and while I was imagining them to be some sort of foam core or board type of material they're actually completely constructed out of wood with the front image being a thick glossy coated photo which slightly wraps around on every side!! These B.L.T. premium panels are extremely limited in production and vary in availability from idol♥ to idol~*……here Koikechan's is limited to only 24 of these while Saitouchan's is even more limited as there are only 8 of her signed panels in the entire world~* (*´∀`*)♥。 What makes them additionally even more collectible are how they were both personally hand signed including the panel number written in the idol's♥ handwriting themselves also! I received panels #10 out of 24 and #6 out of just 8…and Saitouchan may have slipped a bit as there's a cute~* little smudge where she's written "No.6…" o(*´∀`)o゛♥。Koikechan's signature is quite cute~* as she makes the ”ゆ”。。("Yu") in her name into a little fishy~♥..with love ^ ^。

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~Arisa Noto Original Portrait Book~♥

Nocchi's photo book arrived today~* and it's a cute soft cover edition…maybe more like a "mook" ("magazine/book") release. Scans from an earlier post can be found here~*… and if anyone's interested in ordering Nocchi's book too, here's the link to STUDIO CUBE WEB SHOP where it can be ordered~ ^ ^。

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~AKB48 shines~* as UTB cover♥girls, the truth about sediments & Mayuyu’s awesome shirt~!

Timing really can mean so much~*….and with AKB48♥ ever growing on my mind ( ̄▽ ̄)♥♥♥ recently with their single release "Sakura no shiori" pretty much owning me (*´艸`)。。。and now the arrival of the latest issue of UTB featuring none other than AKB48 gracing what I think is one of UTB's most pretty~* covers and that goes up against some most tough competition as…….

…..here ↓↓↓ just considering the dominant era of H!P gracing~* so many issues often in a streak of consecutive issues reaching annual peaks I can only wonder if AKB48♥ will next see such a streak in UTB~? I think it would be most welcome っo(*´∀`)o!。。news as surely covers as pretty~* as this one attracts sales no doubt ^ ^。

Just Maeda Atsuko alone has been so popular in numerous publications and often appears solo as well…and while I'm still in search of the answer as to why she's regarded as the most popular~* in the group, I imagine that can only be answered over time in getting to know the group and its members much better~ (*´∀`*)。

While UTB always seems to divide up their featured idols♥ so well in their trading card sets~*, I have to admit that I was thinking…..Please set "C" set "C"!!!!…

..and upon opening the card pouch there were Maimichan, Manoeri (seifuku~♥!) and Mayuyu♥ looking back (人∀`*)!!Kojima Haruna, Kashiwagi Yuki and Takajo Aki are also featured in set "C" but overall it was the Mayuyu♥ trading card which I was drawn to the most~~~~> ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。!So, um it's the only trading card I scanned today~ (。ーωー。) ♪ ♪

I don't know what it is but I'm strangely drawn to (*´艸`)~!。。both Mayuyu's and Acchan's shirts~*! While the "Rolling Stones" tongue may be legendary~, here Mayuyu's♥ is much cuter~* and her's also features I think a pierced tongue?!..a~h! it's a bit obscured in her photos but who could resist a large yellow happy face =) who's pierced? 😛 "Rock" is also an awesome theme so here it's pure ~♥~!…also black goes so well together with red ne~ ^ ^!Just wondering out loud though….where did the rest of everyone's shirts go? (・д・`*)!!!!。。while it all seems pretty normal here on the cover, you know maybe UTB wanted to allure with a bit tummy~* showing and yet as you'll see in the top feature article each girl's shirt is much more *there* and not cut…well in their solo photos at least XD!

Acchan's "sediments ↓ " is bit more confusing or maybe *naughty*…I don't know what to think for sure but initially I was picturing the way that a bottle of Chinese chicken salad dressing needs to be shaken~~! very much in order to get those "sediments" to mix around evenly before serving…(^q^)! The other….well " ↓ " thought I had involved not so much a "sediment" but you know gravity can play a role but I won't say anything more about *it*~ (。ーωー。) ♪ ♪。。。。

…all "sediments" aside, if you love AKB48♥ & Hello!Project♥, UTB is custom made for you kitto~ o(*´∀`)o゛!

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~My favorite♥ Mayuyu photo of all time~~!..well
I've only been a fan recently but…um
just saying XD.

It's almost as if UTB truly knew~*!
Itano Tomochin♥ in the same very issue
and on the cover (*´艸`)!!!!Here it's a cuddly
version of the "nyan♥nyan" pose o(*´∀`)o゛♥♥♥

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~The last time we say Kashiwagi Yuki in UTB she was playing both Angel~* and Devil…
here it's yet another touch of angelic~* as her photo shoot is shared with Takajou Aki~.


~W~ah! it's the largest bow ever (・o・)!!!!


~It's like a versus photo ー(* ̄O ̄)ノ


~But what's with the giant mascot?…
..I hope it's not SharanQ's guitarist in disguise again~ (・д・`*)!!!


~Select start~* from H!P are featured in "School Days"…
hmm..is Momo getting taller or is everyone else shrinking ( ̄▽ ̄)

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AKB48's Kitahara Rie gets a solo feature here…
..she's also regarded as an "ace" of the group
according to the article. Her gravure photos are *sexy~*!


~Love~♥ love~♥ S/mileage so I was so happy to see their feature here~*!
They're all so adorable and yet,
Yukarin still has the best expressions~* even when not trying (人∀`*)。


~Maimichan♥ solo features continue with vol.6…
..photo essays of life~*,
these in the snow are so wonderfully shot~ ^ ^。

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~Mano Erina~ “Haru no arashi”

My first thought was…a~h! there's "arashi♥" written in the title~* (人∀`*)。。lol not having many deep thoughts XD~*! But the title track "Haru no arashi" is quite an enchanting song♪ albeit I wouldn't consider this to be one of Tsunku's more remarkable compositions as he opted to skip the lyrical content and instead penned the music for both tracks~.

In a sort of rare case with Manoeri it took me a couple of listens before I was really appreciating this new song…still it's a mild affection~* (*´∀`*)♥。。。and I found myself even further apart in liking its coupling with track "Hello! Esper! Hello", given it's a drama theme song and in most cases they simply go hand~in~hand with the drama itself often lending to a greater love of the theme or vice versa perhaps~? ^ ^ Here it's quite special though as "Hello! Esper! Hello!" serves as the theme for "Hanbun Esper" which also stars Manoeri herself~♥ and began airing in January…..also after a few listens~♪ it does grow on you and is surely a cutesy~* styled song but somehow it almost seems as if Manoeri herself regresses backwards to her less nuanced vocals of the past (・д・`*)。

Mano Erina's "Haru no arashi" releases can be ordered here at Cdjapan.

Mano Erina's "Haru no arashi" releases can be ordered here at YesAsia.

Mano Erina's "Haru no arashi" releases can be ordered here at HMV Japan.

While LE Type B's cover I think is much more eye catching~* and prettier, it's Type A which includes an additional DVD with a pv version and ended up being the version I chose to purchase….I'm also thinking that the original pv~♥ version may be included on her just released  (3/3/10) "Clips" collection DVD which I haven't received just yet~, as with Type A you'll receive the "Dance Shot Ver." only.

With the major debut of S/mileage upcoming~* and surely their schedules now full of tweeting~*, school and idol♥ lessons becoming much more demanding these days, I imagine it's also the reason why four new Eggs have now joined in as Manoeri's back~up dancers and much like how Johnny's grows their talent from within it's always wonderful to see more and more Eggs getting a much needed opportunity to learn and shine in the spotlight ne~ ( ̄▽ ̄)!

~Thank you to Sayunii @ http://sayunii.wordpress.com for sharing~* such a clear video clip of the original version o(*´∀`)o゛!!。。。the "Dance Shot Ver." which is included with LE Type A is just a bit below ↓↓↓

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~"Hello Esper" theme~* song~
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~Koike♥Yui photo book giveaway showdown just minutes away + (edit) Jimmie Johnson wins at LVMS~!

Now just minutes away from the start of the race♥ at LVMS~!

Ladybird's driver Jimmie Johnson goes head to head with Nayoko-Kihara's driver Jeff Gordon as they've sent their choices in!!!…for a one race winner take all~…well one photo book~♥ of Koike Yui on the line (*´∀`*)。

Who'll win the photo book~♥, we'll know in just maybe 2 1/2 hours?..well 400 miles~ ー(* ̄O ̄)ノ。。。

。。as for me I love them both so I'm wishing for a 1~2 finish! \(^o^)/☆

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Bracing for a tsunami to arrive here…thank you so much for your concern~♥

~Thank you so much for your concern~♥!。。。o(*´∀`)o゛、receiving messages from Zush, Mikey and Jeff D this morning and I wanted to assure everyone that they're saying I'm safely out of the evacuation zones which are all around Oahu's shoreline areas and anywhere which is low lying (;_;) Most everything seems to have been canceled too and a lot of residents are currently gathering in school areas which have been designated for those in low lying areas. They're saying it's the Big Island and Hilo which will be hit hardest by the tsunami as they're nearest to the direction it's heading from and I'm learning much as I realize I didn't actually understand what a tsunami actually is (._.;)…….they're said not to be necessarily tall waves but instead very long waves which can occur multiple times and not just once as they're able to come inland very far as they're so deep and wide. The news has been speaking of a tsunami which occurred here many years ago…over twenty years before I was even born (I think 1960?) and how after an initial two waves had occurred in Hilo many adults and children thought it was safe to go back to the beach and low lying areas thinking that it was over and not very large but instead a third and largest wave occurred there and many lives were lost as there was no means back then to get word to everyone that it wasn't over and not yet safe to return home (;´□`)。 Happily today~* we have a much more informed community and many more safety plans and initiatives in place so that this doesn't ever occur again.

We've had a second siren warning just occur not too long ago and it first happened at six this morning which surely woke everyone up here (゜ロ゜ノ)ノ!!!!。。and it's really frightening and eerie to hear this siren occur as although they do test them on the very first Monday of each and every month…..this is the very first time I'm hearing it occur otherwise…..I mean this time it's real and I do live quite near to one of these sirens so it's almost an understatement to say it's so loud ・゜・(ノД`)・゜・。!We're okay with water, fuel in my car, batteries, radios, flashlights, feminine necessities (*´艸`)。。。 and lots of non~perishable food items so I think we're really prepared (人∀`*)。

They've just sounded another siren right now..it's 10:30 am.

♥Aki

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